Color

Balance Image Color

1. Why Balance Colors First?

Do you often notice how some videos just feel off like when skin tones look strange or indoor shots have a weird greenish tint? That’s what happens when colors aren’t properly balanced. By starting with color balance, you give your video a natural, true-to-life look. And with VSDC’s color correction tools, it only takes a few tweaks to make your YouTube vlogs, TikToks or Instagram Reels look great!

2. Unlock the Power of Primary Color Correction Tools

Inside the intuitive interface of VSDC you’ll find powerful color correction tools that give you full control over your footage. With them you can:

• Fix Color Casts for eliminating unwanted blue tints in shadows or orange hues from tungsten lighting with just a few tweaks.
• Adjust Brightness & Contrast for recovering blown-out highlights or lift crushed shadows.
• Create a Neutral Base for consistent grading across all clips.
• Fine-tune shadows, midtones and highlights separately using intuitive color wheels or sliders.

All changes instantly appear in your video. No extra clicks or closing windows.

3. Pro Tips for Beginners

• Use the RGB Parade Scope to spot uneven color distribution.
• Match Shots Fast to Balance one clip, then copy settings to an entire sequence.
• Use a neutral base that makes adding cinematic LUTs or moody tones.

With support for HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision and the Rec. 2020 color space, your videos will always look vibrant and dynamic. Footage and photos shot on devices like the iPhone 16 Pro (ProRes RAW), GoPro Hero 12 (10-bit HEVC) or DJI Pocket 3 (HLG) retain every shade and depth of color.
Hardware acceleration makes processing 10-bit color and HDR significantly faster: with GPU-accelerated export to HEVC and AV1, your 4K HDR videos render in just minutes. VSDC supports a wide color gamut and effortlessly works with all modern formats (HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, Rec. 2020, and more). Preparing HDR content for YouTube, HDR10+ TVs or Apple ProMotion displays is now just a few clicks away.
Forget about banding, artifacts and washed-out areas: VSDC lets you easily adjust any image or video, work with HLG clips and experiment with different HDR formats preserving even the smallest details.
HDR is no longer a luxury. VSDC gives you full color control, so you can bring any creative idea to life.

VSDC 2025 Supports:

• HDR10 & HLG (iPhone, GoPro, Sony)
• ProRes RAW & HQ (iPhone 16 Pro/Max)
• HEVC 10-bit (GoPro Hero 13, DJI Pocket)
• AV1 HDR (Next-gen streaming)

The creative possibilities in VSDC Video Editor are endless — especially when it comes to designing gradient backgrounds. You can add as many color points as needed, fine-tune every shade individually and build smooth or dramatic transitions between hues. With the help of keyframes, your gradient background can shift and evolve over time, adding dynamic movement and atmosphere to your video.

Want to combine your custom gradient with a logo, an image or your original video footage? VSDC makes it easy. Simply apply composition modes to blend layers together and create striking visuals. And that’s not all — with VSDC keyframes you can animate each element and define exactly how the gradient shifts, evolves and interacts with other visuals over time. The result? Professional-looking scenes that feel unusual and truly yours.